Six people were killed and 13 injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

A two-day programme celebrating the eighth anniversary of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) Career Club ended on the campus yesterday.

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) yesterday observed the 51st death anniversary of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque with due solemnity.

Amader Pathshala, a non-government primary school for underprivileged children, yesterday celebrated its 12th anniversary amid enthusiasm and festivity.

The activities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the international arena after the liberation of Bangladesh show he was a friend of whole world.

A Titumir College student is found dead at his rented house in Dhaka’s South Kamalapur area, soon after he posted what appeared to be a suicide note on his Facebook account.

Police recovered a note which they suspect was written by the husband of the woman who was murdered, along with her two children, in the capital’s Dakshinkhan area.

The 14-day quarantine for the 312 Wuhan-returnee Bangladeshis at Ashkona Hajj Camp ends.

At least four people are killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur upazila and Gazipur city.

Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Khondoker Mustafizur Rahman is injured in a road accident in Gazipur.

Amid a large contingent of police, thousands of BNP leaders and activists are staging a sit-in in front of their Nayapaltan central office, demanding the release of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

Releasing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on parole is a matter of the court, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

There’s a book for almost everything, whether it be showing affection to a special someone, or celebrating one’s tradition. But what happens if you need a book that can express both? Yesterday was such an occasion, because it welcomed the first day of spring while love was in the air, and there’s no book on that as of yet.

Dhaka is known for its festivities. Be it Eid, Puja, or Pahela Baishakh celebrations, there’s at least a few occasions that are celebrated en masse every month.

Hannah Kern, a 25-year-old woman from England, is on a solo charity bike ride from Hanoi to London to raise awareness and funds for four charities.

Love has many definitions; it can be expressed in many ways, it can be felt for many things. This is why Valentine’s Day, the day of love, is celebrated in so many different ways.

Recently I started reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, a German forester who spent several decades managing old trees in European forests. The book has many startling observations and claims: for example, trees communicate with each other, they raise alarms and work cooperatively, and they single out certain weak trees for special attention and care.

Two-day international conference titled “Postcolonial Perspectives: Language, Literature and Culture and the Global South” began at Daffodil International University (DIU) in its 71 Milonayoton yesterday, says a press release.

A book written by a justice on the country’s Liberation War is a matter of pride, said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain.

Seven aspirants yesterday collected BNP’s nomination forms to contest the upcoming by-polls to three constituencies.